Title

Gender And Age Differences In The Topics Of Parent-Adolescent Conflict

Keywords

adolescent; conflict; parent; relationships

Abstract

As part of an examination of topics of parent-adolescent conflict, 139 biological mother-father-adolescent triads reported the three most common topics of conflict in their relationships. Using 2 analyses, results indicated that, within the context of their gender and age, adolescents differed in the topics of conflict they listed for their mothers and fathers. When listed by mothers and fathers, frequencies of the topics of parent-adolescent conflict also differed significantly with the gender and age of adolescents. Using analyses of variance, agreement for topics selected by adolescents and their parents was not better for sons versus daughters or for adolescents of a particular age group. These results demonstrated the importance of examining topics of parent-adolescent conflict, in addition to its frequency of occurrence and intensity, as a first step to understanding the dynamics of such conflict. With complete information about parent-adolescent conflicts, clinical interventions can address such conflicts adequately. © 2005, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

The Family Journal

Volume

13

Issue

2

Number of Pages

139-149

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480704271190

Socpus ID

21644441553 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/21644441553

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